the base of a triangle is 8cm.the triangle has an area of 28cm squared what is the height of the triangle?

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2006-07-31 08:05:11 · 4 answers · asked by Alex Anderson A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

area of triangle(A)=1/2 *base*height {here * stands for multiplication}
28=1/2 *8*height
28=4*height
height=28/4
= 7 cm

2006-07-31 08:18:28 · answer #1 · answered by flori 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Formula for a triange: A=bh/2

So if A=28 and b=8, then
28=8h/2
56=8h
h=7. The hight is 7 cm

2006-07-31 08:15:55 · answer #2 · answered by RandomNormality 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

7 cm

2006-07-31 08:09:41 · answer #3 · answered by mfacio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1.75cm

2006-07-31 08:10:16 · answer #4 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋